There has been a spate of broken windows lately which is disappointing. the DIT contact we report these to is listed in the Procedures Booklet. Family Activities Day was great FUN with lots of sparkling beads and Fluro Paint. The Painting of The Gallery is complete, Thanks to Danny for an excellent job. A huge thank you to everyone who helped with moving things around. Photographer's Theme is "Circles" Pop over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/1043873959106225  to check out photos.

 Family Activity Days continue to Delight. Some days have been quieter than others with some good sales. Add a train and a couple of buses to the mix and everything goes CRAZY!! The gallery will be painted over the next couple of weeks and we are looking forward to the results. Photographers have a few new members... welcome  This months theme is "MACRO" The collaboration with Port Augusta Writers' Group has been well received... still time for people to check it out. Our FRINGE exhibition is registered and registrations for artists/community members may be picked up / dropped into the gallery or emailed to curdnatta@gmail.com  Registration form at the website https://curdnatta.wixsite.com/website/gallery

 The Fibrespace Exhibition has been well received and will continue for another month. Our Family Activity Days continue to be a success, lots of happy People. Thanks to all concerned. Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM on Saturday 27th.... now we move onwards to our 60 years celebrations. Fees remain at $50 per person or $70 for family. Commission remains at 20% REMINDER  the Wednesday artists group meet each week from 4.30pm bring along something to do and join in the FUN.  Photographers Exhibition Black and White Story Telling  on display through August and September.

  A quiet month overall with a few highlights. Family activity day is always FUN..  Pichi Richi Trains have only been running about once a month from Port Augusta but it is always a busy time on those mornings. Quite a few return visitors to the gallery recently with several comments about The Platform being one of the best galleries they have visited with a great variety of different artworks. Beyond Bank Display Next Family Activity day is  Masks and Felting Don't forget "Creative Selfies" for the FRINGE in 2024  and  The 60th Birthday "MAY EXHIBITION"  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 27th July at 10.30 This is also the 50th anniversary of the Pichi Richi Train.

 The May activities were well received, thanks to Anne Kenny, Gayle Naughton and Annette Kinnear also Anne and Beth at the desk, it was a busy morning                                                               Congratulations on this sale Gayle.  The Photographers enjoyed a lovely morning taking pics at the AALBG followed by coffee. They are also planning an exhibition of their B&W pics around September. Just a reminder that Management group needs to know of all activities that are taking place in the gallery. We want people to enjoy using the space but unauthorised use is not permitted. This is a requirement of our lease agreement and insurance provider. Security Camera doing its job over night.

There have been several Pichi Richi mornings which have brought back the regular Saturday morning visitors. As usual the comments have been complimentary with one woman taking her time to congratulate us on the beautiful gallery. Sales have been brisk during the month and we urge all members to contribute to the gallery if they can. Please keep in mind the originality and presentation of your work. Surprise of the month was the sale of Oceana Elektrica who is off to her new home in Port Elliot.   Family Activities continue to be successful but this month was not as busy. We find that 2 activities work well. We are looking for another activity for July and September.... please let us know if you can help out. For New members. The group meeting times are  THANK YOU Thanks to people who have donated bubble wrap. A special thank you to Ellenor of Wordsworkers for purchasing a large roll. We should be ok for a while now :-) Looking Ahead:  FRINGE 2025 Theme CREATIVE SELFIES a theme that can